'A corker, wildly entertaining, intellectually adventurous and marvellously odd'

Guardian

'Distinguished by his benevolent talent for strangeness ... A welcome addition to the lifelong work of a great writer'

Sunday Times

'A story of love, lust and passion ... not only intriguing but actively entertaining'

Daily Mail

'Suspend all your disbelief and you will enjoy the madcap humour and sheer madness of the sustained conceit and its abundant punning wordplay'

Metro